Bartlett Opinion
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Need to go back on a pension promiseApr 25, 2012 1:00 am - On April 18, the Illinois House passed a resolution to amend the Illinois constitution so that future pension sweeteners will require a super majority. To take effect, t...
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CASA grateful to its sponsorsApr 25, 2012 1:00 am - CASA grateful to its sponsors We are writing to express CASA Kendall County’s tremendous gratitude to the Village Grind in Yorkville and Oswego. Their fundraising e...
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A poignant tale of two familiesApr 24, 2012 5:00 am - I found it interesting, ironic and sad, how often the paper reports about people having such opposite experiences. On April 14, your front page highlighted a story about...
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Pondering health care, immigrationApr 24, 2012 5:00 am - If Obamacare is OK’d by the Supreme Court, will the United States be the only country where proof of medical insurance is required, but proof of citizenship is not? Herb...
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School boards must be fiscally responsibleApr 24, 2012 5:00 am - The headline on your April 16 editorial asking to stop the “pension penalty insanity” is a powerful call to action, but unfortunately it won’t make a difference. The rea...
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Emanuel should be the Safety MayorApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - Mayor Emanuel, I like you. And, many around town like the job you are doing thus far. Thank you. I’m sure you are aware the homicide rate in Chicago was incredibly high ...
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Conservatives are better at givingApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - As President Obama harps on greedy “millionaires and billionaires,” one should look at who the generous people in this country are. Arthur Brooks, professor of sociology...
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Why don’t the Democrats get it?Apr 24, 2012 1:00 am - The U.S. has recently received the dubious honor of having the highest corporate tax rate in the entire world. At a staggering 39.2 percent, how long is it going to take...
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Military draft should be reinstatedApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - The military draft should be reinstated. If there was a draft, we would have never gone to Iraq and we would have been out of Afganistan. The politicans are using the po...
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A great Romney running mate: RiceApr 23, 2012 2:57 pm - A prevailing thought in our world of today’s politics seems to be: “It really makes very little difference just whom a presidential candidate selects to be the vice-pres...